US imposes visa restrictions on Russian, Ukrainian citizens whose actions threaten Ukraine's integrity - media

The United States has decided to impose visa restrictions on citizens of Russia and Ukraine whose actions, according to the White House, threaten the integrity of Ukraine, the U.S. media reported on Thursday.

"Pursuant to the president's guidance, today the State Department is putting in place visa restrictions on a number of officials and individuals, reflecting a policy decision to deny visas to those responsible for or complicit in threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," the White House said in a statement on Thursday.